HOUSE BILL 1225

Sponsored By:

Delegates Barve and Cardin

Entitled:

Elections - Campaign Material - Sponsor Identification

Synopsis:

Requiring specified business entities and nonprofit organizations that make independent expenditures for campaign material and that have a logo to include the logo on the campaign material; requiring the logo and a specified authority line to be shown for at least 4 seconds if the campaign material is a video; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/18

First Reading Ways and Means

2/22

Hearing 3/9 at 2:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Advertising

Campaign Financing

Corporations -see also- Municipal Corps; Public Corps & Inst

Disclosure

Limited Liability Companies

Nonprofit Organizations

Partnerships

Political Candidates

Publications -see also- Maryland Register

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Unions

Video

Bill affects the following Statute:

Election Law

( 13-401 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered